LOS ANGELES — MLB sensation Shohei Ohtani, seven-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky and NBA icon Steph Curry – who doubled as host – won big Wednesday night at the 2022 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles.
Here is the complete list of winners from the show:
• Best Athlete, Women’s Sports: Katie Ledecky
“To all of the young athletes out there, … find something that you really love, that you’re good at, that can be a positive force in our world.”
— ESPN (@espn) July 21, 2022
—Katie Ledecky with a message after winning the ESPY for Best Athlete, Women's Sports 💪 pic.twitter.com/t1mZLyVlxJ
• Best Athlete, Men’s Sports: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
This year's Best Athlete, Men's Sports: Shohei Ohtani ⚾️👏 @ESPYS pic.twitter.com/apv15XRsAw
— ESPN (@espn) July 21, 2022
• Best Record-Breaking Performance: Stephen Curry, most 3-pointers made in NBA history
"All records are meant to broken, so I know there are a lot of young kids that are working hard. I can't wait to be in the arena when y'all break this record." -Steph Curry, after winning the ESPY for Best Record-Breaking Performance 👏 pic.twitter.com/jQ5NvZ1MbP
— ESPN (@espn) July 21, 2022
• Best Championship Performance: Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams
• Best Breakthrough Athlete: Eileen Gu, Skiing
After winning three medals at the Olympics, Eileen Gu takes home the prize at the @ESPYS 🏆 pic.twitter.com/vFG1l0dJd4
— ESPN (@espn) July 21, 2022
• Best Play: Megan Rapinoe scores from the corner
This ‘Olimpico’ goes down in history!@mPinoe's corner kick goal is the @ESPYS Best Play ⚽️👏 pic.twitter.com/nD1oKx00Dy
— ESPN (@espn) July 21, 2022
• Best Comeback Athlete: Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors
"He inspired me to be the athlete I am today."
— ESPN (@espn) July 21, 2022
Klay thanks Kobe and Gigi in his ESPYS acceptance speech 🙏 pic.twitter.com/2q1CahEXPY
• Best Team: Golden State Warriors
• Best NWSL Player: Ashley Hatch, Washington Spirit
• Best MLS Player: Carlos Vela, LAFC
• Best Athlete with a Disability, Men’s Sports: Brad Snyder, Paratriathlon
• Best Athlete with a Disability, Women’s Sports: Jessica Long, Swimming
• Best Athlete, Men’s Action Sports: Eli Tomac, Supercross
• Best Athlete, Women’s Action Sports: Eileen Gu, Skiing
• Best College Athlete, Men’s Sports: Bryce Young, Alabama Football
• Best College Athlete, Women’s Sports: Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma Softball
• Best International Athlete, Men’s Soccer: Kylian Mbappé, PSG
• Best International Athlete, Women’s Soccer: Sam Kerr, Chelsea
• Best MLB Player: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
• Best MMA Fighter: Charles Oliveira
• Best NBA Player: Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
• Best WNBA Player: Candace Parker, Chicago Sky
• Best NFL Player: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
• Best NHL Player: Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
• Best Athlete, Men’s Golf: Justin Thomas
• Best Athlete, Women’s Golf: Nelly Korda
• Best Athlete, Men’s Tennis: Rafael Nadal
• Best Athlete, Women’s Tennis: Emma Raducanu
• Best Bowler: Kyle Troup
• Best Boxer: Tyson Fury
• Best Driver: Kyle Larson, NASCAR
• Best Game: Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills in overtime
• Best Jockey: Jose Ortiz
• Best Olympian, Men’s Sports: Caeleb Dressel, Swimming
• Best Olympian, Women’s Sports: Katie Ledecky, Swimming
• Best WWE Moment: Cody Rhodes returns to WWE at Wrestlemania
• Jimmy V Award for Perseverance: Dick Vitale
"Jimmy's dream was to beat cancer. And we must do it."
— ESPN (@espn) July 21, 2022
Join @DickieV in continuing Jim Valvano's fight with a gift to @TheVFoundation: https://t.co/6NwFh2XdEK pic.twitter.com/ECxswbChXi
• Arthur Ashe Award for Courage: Vitali Klitschko
"This award is not for me. This award is for every Ukrainian who is fighting ... for the future of democracy, for the future of our homeland."
— ESPN (@espn) July 21, 2022
The Arthur Ashe Award for Courage this year goes to Vitali Klitschko. pic.twitter.com/ThtCKcxhPC
• Pat Tillman Award for Service: Gretchen Evans
• Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
• Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award: Noor Abukaram, Kendall Dudley, Sydney Moore, Alicia Serratos and Lucy Westlake
• Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year: Denver Broncos
• Sports Humanitarian League of the Year: WNBA
Nneka Ogwumike, Stephen Curry and Skylar Diggins-Smith share a powerful message about Brittney Griner.
— ESPN (@espn) July 21, 2022
"We cannot stop fighting for her. We cannot stop believing for her. And we will not stop hoping for the day when we can welcome her home safely." pic.twitter.com/gsxFD0iUT8
• Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award Honorees: Chris Evert, Steve Gleason and Dikembe Mutombo
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